New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-27
IN THE RIVER ALL NIGHT.
a YOUNG GIRLS ASTONISHING STORY.
DlopPxD INTO THE WATER, she SAYS. by MEN WHO
COULD NOT MIsLsAD HER.

D1oPPED INTO TIE WATER, she SAYS. by MEN WHO
COULD NOT MIsLsAD HER.
The lumber barge Governor Hlden was moored At
Eat Tweuty-eighth-st on Monday, and early In the
evening Captain william Fowler and his son went to
sleep In their berths Before daylight yesterday
morning Captain Fowler heard peculiar wall which
he thought was tho mewing of q cat. He heard the
sound again at 6 o'clock, when he was about TO get
nm Opening his cabin window he looked out into the
drizzling rain AID girl cinging to pile OF the
pier Her waist was out OF water Young Fowler
iumned out of his berth his fathers call ana the
Two men rescued the girl. She was partly bcnumbed
with cold. Captain Fowler wrapped heavy blanket
about her and helped her to walk to the police
station in East Thirty -6fth-st
When the girl said that she was Rattle Fisher, six
teen years DID, of No. $50 Second-ave' the sergeant
At tho station said that the police had been looking
for her several hours. Her father, who keeps q
beershop in Second-ave., had been TO che station
several times on Monday night to make inquiries
TOR her. Mr.. Fisher was sent tor and he TOOK hatie
home. The story which she told to account Tor hci
absence iron home was heard with "stonishmenf
Katie lie short, plump girl, young looking Tor her
vears and not over bright She has had good
reputation and her acquaintance SPOKE Oh her yeser
dav as n modest and truthful. although somewhat du
tradc AZ Second.ave and Fifty-second-st. She lett
that bonse about p. m. on Monday, she said, and
wa, walking down the avenue toward her home when
she was accosted by q strange man. he was tall,
about thirty years old and wore silk hat, heavy
ovsreoat and big top boots. r,,
THERE'S friend OF yours down at lwehtI,eehtn-
st wsuts TO see you-g something for yon he SAID
The pirl asked him whom ne referred to but he did
mot mention any name. He talked sweetIy to her,
ehe said Yesterday. and she walked With him to the
Twenty pier reaching just alter DARK 1t
had begun to rain by that time. They were soon
Joined oy younger man. we'll dressed, who also talked
eweetly to the girl. There wac DO other person on
the pier The menu made improper proposals 10 her,
hut ebe refused to entertain thcfn. one OF them
triad 10 tie handkerchief about her mouth, but she
resis,ed They argued With Der for an hour or more
and the Younger man offered her large roll OF bank
notes which che refused to accept Al length. about
90 lock she thought the pel seized her ana swung
her over the edgv OF the pier. The older man held
her nv one arm and let her down until her feet were
an tbe water He held her in that position several
minutes Offering to raise her up If she consented 10
his proposals and threatening to let her drown she
refused. ALI the time she was on the pier with tho
men abe did not make an outcry, fearing that they
would kill her If she screamed She still refused to
Weld and finally the scoundre who held her let ter
drop into the water. ,
The Girl could swim and she kept herself afoat until
she reacned the pile An iron spike III the log was
convenient handle to cling to aud sne VAS aDle 10
keen the upper part OF her BODY out OF water Whom
sba was satisfied that the had lett the pier she
bee an TO call tor help and she continued TO call all
mint The water chilled her until she was ready to
faint with cold Her arms stih with cold and
fatjcu, and her hands denied by the iron spike
An examination OF the girl yesterday tended to
corroborate her story. 1t said that she had not
been injured seriously and would recover from ner
LONG exposure TO the cOld The police were not In
cned TO believe that she had been IN the water nine
hours or that she had gone to the TweEtyei9hth-st
pier with stranger